Winter Wonderland Editorial with Sophie Vlaming

This festive fashion editorial can’t help but get us in the mood for kicking through snow (though perhaps not with quite so much attitude as Sophie Vlaming) and sipping hot chocolate… I’ve been so jealous of my friends in Switzerland who had a metre of snow last week – the perfect weather for all the Swiss treats like fondue and raclette that are basically just an excuse to pile on the calories in an attempt to insulate against the bitter chill of winter. The Hong Kong equivalent is hot pot, and I can’t wait to have my first one of the year to celebrate the cold weather!

Hester Aba

Hester is originally from the incredibly glamorous city of Bristol, in England. Determined to escape her West-Country roots (though a love of good scrumpy should never be lost) she packed off for uni at Oxford to waste several years on a degree in Philosophy and never looked back… Following a stint in Switzerland eating too much fondue and meeting her future husband, they jumped at the chance to follow their dream of heading to Asia, and landed in Hong Kong in 2008. Along with partners-in-crime and fellow Tai-Tais, Maura Thompson and Natalie Firestone, she founded Sassy in 2009 and then Sassy Mama in 2011 after the birth of her daughter Elodie. Number 2 daughter Margot arrived in August 2012 and then two months later it was off to her new home in Singapore with tinies in tow. Hester is discovering the Lion City one shophouse at a time with a love for seeking out Singapore’s hidden secrets!